JP4930243B2 - Product storage rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage rack that is stored in a product storage box defined in a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottled beverages. The present invention relates to a product storage rack that can adjust the width of a product storage passage defined inside.

  2. Description of the Related Art A product storage rack that is stored in a product storage box defined inside a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages is widely known. Such a merchandise storage rack has a substantially cylindrical shape (including a polygonal one) and a serpentine-type merchandise storage passage suitable for storing merchandise stored in a strong container.

  The serpentine-type product storage passage is used to extinguish products placed in a lying position and store products inside, so that curved segments on the front side and back side face each other, By extending appropriately between the rack side plates, it extends so as to meander in the vertical direction. And the upper end side is a product input side, and the lower end side is a product carry-out side. The product put into the product storage passage does not break / deform the container due to an impact when passing through the product storage passage.

  Further, the product storage rack includes a top tray for each product storage passage. The top tray is a plate-like body for carrying products from the front of the vending machine into the product storage passage at the back, and is arranged in an inclined state so as to gradually become lower from the front of the vending machine toward the back. It is. In the top tray, a pair of slits are formed for each size so as to correspond to the size of the product in the lying position, and the claw portion of the top tray guide described later is inserted into these slits. ing.

  In addition, the product storage rack includes a movable side plate for each product storage passage. As shown in FIG. 11, the movable side plate 140 can advance in parallel with the product storage passage from one of the rack side plates, and can regulate the passage width of the product storage passage. The movable side plate 140 has a movable side plate main body 141 and a connecting plate 142 (slider), and a concave strip 141a is formed on the surface of the movable side plate main body 141 facing the product storage passage. A connecting plate 142 is accommodated in the concave strip 141 a, and the movable side plate main body 141 is slidable with respect to the connecting plate 142. In addition, a rectangular hole 141c is formed in the recess 141a, and a part of the connecting plate 142 (link support 142a) accommodated in the recess 141a is inserted therethrough. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the connecting plate 142 has link support portions 142a at the upper and lower portions, and the link support portion 142a inserted through the rectangular hole 141c is a link whose one end is supported by the rack side plate. It is supported by the member 143. The pair of upper and lower link members 143, the connecting plate 142, and one rack side plate constitute a parallel link. Therefore, the connecting plate 142 can advance into the product storage passage while maintaining a state parallel to the rack side plate, and the movable side plate body 141 slidable relative to the connecting plate 142 also advances in parallel to the rack side plate. It has become.

  Further, a top tray guide is attached to the movable side plate body, and the movable side plate body advances together with the movable side plate body. A pair of claws are provided at the lower edge of the top tray guide, and the top tray guide, that is, the movable side plate is fixed to the top tray by inserting the claws into a rectangular slit formed in the top tray. It is like that.

  Therefore, when the size of the product in the sideways posture is shorter than the width of the product storage passage, the movable side plate is advanced into the product storage passage, and the top tray guide is fixed to the top tray so that the product is in the sideways posture. In accordance with the size of the product, the product input width is regulated and the product storage passage width is regulated. For this reason, even if the size of the product in the lying position is smaller than the passage width of the product storage passage, if the input width of the product and the passage width of the product storage passage are regulated by the movable side plate, the product is placed in a lying position. The finished product is not clogged inside the product storage passage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-223676 A

  However, the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143 is inserted into the shaft hole 142b1 provided in the connecting plate 142 and the guide groove hole 141d provided in the movable side plate main body 141, thereby connecting the connecting plate 142 and the movable side plate main body 141. Therefore, between the shaft hole 142b1 provided in the connecting plate 142 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143, between the guide groove hole 141d provided in the movable side plate main body 141 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143. Will slide. Here, it is necessary between the shaft hole 142b1 provided in the connecting plate 142 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143, and between the guide groove hole 141d provided in the movable side plate body 141 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143. In the case of having the above gap (backlash), the movable side plate 140 is deformed and moved by the product stored in the product storage passage, and the shaft hole 142b1 provided in the connecting plate 142 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143 If the gap between the guide groove 141d provided in the movable side plate body 141 and the shaft 143a provided in the link member 143 is narrowed more than necessary, the operability of the movable side plate is impaired.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage rack capable of suppressing the deformation movement of the movable side plate by the product stored in the product storage passage and smoothly operating the movable side plate main body.

In order to achieve the above object, a product storage rack according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a movable side plate main body that advances from one of the rack side plates into a product storage passage defined between a pair of rack side plates, and a link. A slider having a support portion, slidably received in a recess provided on a surface of the movable side plate body facing the product storage passage, and having the link support portion inserted in a groove formed in the recess. And a shaft provided at one end is supported by one of the rack side plates and a shaft provided at the other end is supported by the link support portion, and a parallel link is constituted by one of the rack side plates and the slider. an article storage rack having a pair of link members, of forming a ridge in which the slider is in sliding contact is provided on the position where the inside of the concave, on both sides of the convex by providing the ridge By cutting a part of two articles of concave and said to form a groove hole, the edge of the groove hole and a guide for guiding a shaft provided on the other end of the bearing link member to the link support portion It is characterized by that.

Commodity storage rack according to the present invention, together with projections provided on the position where the internal concave to sliding contact with the slider, the concave Nijo formed on both sides of the convex By providing ridge one The slot is cut out to form a slot, and the edge of the slot serves as a guide for the shaft provided at the other end of the link member supported by the link support, so the slider is restrained by the movable side plate body. Thus, deformation movement of the movable side plate can be suppressed. In addition, the movement of the slider is restricted by the protrusion provided on the movable side plate body, and the movement is restricted by the guide provided on the movable side plate body via the shaft provided at the other end of the link member supported by the slider. As a result, gaps (backlash) between the shaft and the shaft hole do not accumulate, and the movable side plate can be operated smoothly.

  Exemplary embodiments of a product storage rack according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine incorporating a product storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the product storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The vending machine incorporating the product storage rack 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention sells canned beverages, bottled beverages, beverages in plastic bottles, or the like. The vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1. The main body cabinet 1 is configured by appropriately combining a plurality of steel materials, and has a box shape with an open front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer door 2 and an inner door 3 are supported on the left edge of the main body cabinet 1. On the front of the outer door 2, there is an exhibition room for displaying samples of products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles, a selection button for selecting products, a coin slot for inserting coins, a payment A configuration necessary for selling the product, such as a product outlet for taking out the released product, is provided. The inner door 3 is constituted by a heat insulating material, and is disposed between the main body cabinet 1 and the outer door 2 so as to open and close the front opening of the main body cabinet 1.

  The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is defined by a partition plate 4 (floor plate) into a product storage chamber 5 and a machine chamber 6. The product storage chamber 5 is defined in the upper part of the main body cabinet 1, and the machine room 6 is defined in the lower part of the main body cabinet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product storage chamber 5 is further defined by three partition plates 7 into three product storages 5a, 5b, 5c. These three commodity containers 5 a, 5 b, 5 c are arranged in parallel in the width direction of the main body cabinet 1. In the following description, the left-hand side product storage is referred to as “left storage 5a”, the central product storage is referred to as “center storage 5b”, and the right product storage is referred to as “right storage 5c”.

  In the vending machine shown in FIG. 1, two rows of product storage racks 10 are accommodated in the left cabinet 5a and the right cabinet 5c in the width direction of the main body cabinet 1, and the width direction of the main body cabinet 1 is accommodated in the middle cabinet 5b. A row of product storage racks is housed in each.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, three product storage racks 10 are stored in the left store 5a, the middle store 5b, and the right store 5c so as to define six rows of product storage paths in the front-rear direction. Therefore, 12 types of products can be stored in the left store 5a and the right store 5c, respectively, and 6 types of products can be stored in the middle store 5b. For this reason, this vending machine can store 30 types of products and can sell them on demand.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a shooter 8 is disposed below the inside of the commodity storage 5a, 5b, 5c. The shooter 8 is a plate-like member that is disposed in an inclined state so as to be gradually lowered from the back to the front, in order to carry out the product carried out from the product storage rack 10 to the product take-out port. Therefore, the product carried out from the product storage rack 10 is carried out to the product take-out port by rolling or sliding the shooter 8.

  The merchandise storage rack 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape (including a polygonal one) and employs a serpentine system suitable for storing merchandise stored in a strong container. The serpentine-type product storage rack 10 is used to extinguish the momentum of the product carried in a lying position and store the product inside, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, between the pair of rack side plates 12. The segment 13 having a curved shape is disposed so as to face each other, so that the product storage passage 11 is defined to meander. Therefore, the product carried into the product storage passage 11 does not break / deform the container due to an impact when passing through the product storage passage 11. Note that the product storage passage 11 has an upper end serving as a product carry-in port and a lower end serving as a product carry-out port.

  A bend mech 14 is attached to the exit of the product storage passage 11. The bend mec 14 includes a pedal, a bend solenoid, and a link mechanism. A product that has passed through the product storage passage 11 and has reached the bottom remains at the bend mec 14 (pedal), and the next product is stacked on the product. It will be stored one after another in the storage passage 11.

  The product storage rack 10 includes a top tray 30 for each product storage passage 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the top tray 30 is for carrying products into the product storage passage 11 at the back from the front of the vending machine. The top tray 30 is a plate-like member that is disposed in an inclined state so as to gradually become lower from the front of the vending machine toward the back (the entrance of the product storage passage).

  The top trays 30 are juxtaposed in the vertical direction, and a product inlet 31 is defined between the top trays adjacent in the vertical direction. Then, a product that has been placed in a lying position from the product insertion port 31 is carried into the product storage passage 11 from the carry-in entrance by rolling or sliding on the top tray 30.

  The top tray 30 is formed with a pair of slits (not shown) for each size so as to correspond to the size of the product in the lying position, and the claw of the later-described top tray guide 44 is formed in these slits. The part 44a is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the product storage rack 10 includes a movable side plate 40 for each product storage passage 11. The movable side plate 40 can advance from the rack side plate 12 to the product storage passage 11 and can regulate the width of the product storage passage 11. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the movable side plate 40 includes a movable side plate main body 41 and a connecting plate (slider) 42. On the surface of the movable side plate main body 41 facing the product storage passage 11 (the front side in FIGS. 4 to 6), a groove 41a is formed over the entire length of the movable side plate main body 41 in the longitudinal direction. A ridge 41b is formed in the center over the entire length of the ridge 41a. As a result, the protruding strip 41b slightly lower (by the thickness of the connecting plate 42) than the side edges facing the product storage passage 11 is formed at the approximate center of the movable side plate body 41, and is formed on both sides of the protruding strip 41b. Two recesses 41a for accommodating the connecting plate 42 are formed.

  A part of the recess 41a formed in this way is notched and forms the groove holes 41c1 and 41c2. The groove holes 41c1 and 41c2 are long holes through which a part of the connecting plate 42 (link support portions 42a1 and 42a2), which will be described later, is inserted, and the edge portions of the grooves 41c1 and 41c2 guide the shaft 43a of the link member 43 described later. 41d1 is configured. That is, the guide 41d1 guides the shaft 43a of the link member 43 on the surface opposite to the surface facing the product storage passage 11 of the movable side plate body 41.

  The concave plate 41 a formed in this way accommodates the connecting plate 42 so as to block the opening of the concave strip 41 a, and the movable side plate main body 41 is slidable with respect to the connecting plate 42. As shown in FIG. 6, the connecting plate 42 has a pair of leg portions 42 a formed by bending so that the cross section has a U-shape, and the leg portions 42 a are accommodated inside the recess 41 a. It has come to be. In addition, the upper and lower ends of the connecting plate 42 have link support portions 42a1 and 42a2 protruding from the edge of the leg portion 42a. As shown in FIGS. Is inserted into the groove holes 41c1 and 41c2.

  Shaft holes 42b1 and 42b2 are formed in the link support portions 42a1 and 42a2, and a pair of upper and lower link members 43 are attached. The link member 43 is formed with shafts 43a and 43b extending on both sides at one end (upper end) and the other end (lower end), and the shaft 43a formed at one end is the link support portions 42a1 and 42a2. The shaft 43b is supported by the rack side plate 12, and the shaft 43b formed at the other end is supported by the rack side plate 12.

  The shaft 43a supported in the shaft holes 42b1 and 42b2 formed in the link support portions 42a1 and 42a2 in this way is formed on the opposite side of the surface facing the product storage passage of the movable side plate body 41 as shown in FIGS. It is guided by a guide 41d1 provided on the surface.

  As a result, the connecting plate 42, the pair of upper and lower link members 43, and the one rack side plate 12 constitute a parallel link, and the connecting plate 42 advances into the product storage passage 11 while maintaining a state parallel to the rack side plate 12. The movable side plate body 41 slidable with respect to the connecting plate 42 is also advanced in parallel with the rack side plate 12.

  Further, a top tray guide 44 is attached to the movable side plate body 41 so as to advance together with the movable side plate body 41. The top tray guide 44 regulates the input width (interval between the rack side plate 12 into which the product is input and the top tray guide 44) of the product input to the top tray 30, and is adjacent to the top tray in the vertical direction. In order to be able to move between each other, it is formed so as to gradually become lower from the front toward the back.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of claw portions 44 a are provided on the lower edge of the top tray guide 44. The nail | claw part 44a has the bulging part bulged by bead processing. The bulging portion bulges in the direction in which the input width is narrowed, and when the claw portion 44a is inserted into the slit formed in the top tray 30, the claw portion 44a does not rattle between the slit. It is like that.

  According to the commodity storage rack according to the embodiment described above, the convex strip 41b provided at a position inside the concave strip 41a regulates the movement of the connecting plate 42 in the accommodating direction, and the commodity storage of the movable side plate main body 41. The guide 41d1 provided on the surface opposite to the surface facing the passage 11 and the shaft 43a provided at one end portion of the link member 43 supported by the link support portion 42a1 cooperate to project the connecting plate 42 in the protruding direction. Restrict movement to In other words, the movable side plate body 41 is restrained by the connecting plate 42, and deformation movement of the movable side plate 40 can be suppressed. Further, the connecting plate 42 is restricted from moving in the accommodation direction by the ridges 41 b provided on the movable side plate body 41, and is movable via a shaft provided at one end of the link member 43 supported by the connecting plate 42. Since the movement is restricted by the guide 41d1 provided on the side plate main body 41, gaps (backlash) between the shaft and the shaft hole do not accumulate, and the movable side plate 40 can be operated smoothly.

It is a perspective view which shows the vending machine which incorporated the goods storage rack which is embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view of the goods storage rack which is embodiment of this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows a goods storage channel | path and a movable side plate. It is the perspective view which looked at the movable side board shown in FIG. 3 from the goods storage path. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the movable side plate shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the movable side plate shown in FIG. 4. It is the perspective view which looked at the movable side board shown in FIG. 3 from the rack side board side. FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the movable side plate shown in FIG. 7. It is a side surface schematic diagram of the movable side plate shown in FIGS. FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view of the movable side plate shown in FIGS. 4 to 8. It is the perspective view which looked at the conventional movable side board from the goods storage channel. It is a side surface schematic diagram of the movable side plate shown in FIG. It is a plane sectional view of the movable side plate shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Commodity storage rack 11 Commodity storage passage 12 Rack side plate 30 Top tray 40 Movable side plate 41 Movable side plate main body 41a Concave strip 41b Convex strip 41c1, 42c2 Groove hole 41d1 Guide 42 Connecting plate (slider)
42a Leg part 42a1, 42a2 Link support part 42b1, 42b2 Shaft hole 43 Link member 43a, 43b Shaft 44 Top tray guide 44a Claw part

Claims (1)

A concave portion provided on a surface of the movable side plate main body facing the product storage passage, having a movable side plate main body that advances from one of the rack side plates in a product storage passage defined between a pair of rack side plates, and a link support portion. A slider that is slidably accommodated in the strip and has the link support portion inserted in a groove formed in the recess, and a shaft provided at one end is supported by one of the rack side plates and the other end In the product storage rack comprising a pair of link members that are supported by the link support portion and that form a parallel link by one of the rack side plates and the slider,
Provided with a ridge which the slider is in sliding contact with the position where the inside of the concave,
By cutting out part of the two concave stripes formed on both sides of the convex stripe by providing the convex stripe, the groove is formed,
Product storage rack, wherein the edges of the groove holes it has a guide for guiding a shaft provided on the other end of the bearing link member to the link support portion.

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